Interchangeable skate and shoe



Feb. 19, 1935. A, JOHN ON 1,991,855

INTBRCBANGEABLE SKATE AND SHOE Fil edAug. so, 1954 WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII INVENTOR ANTON JOHNSON Patented Feb. 19, 1935" a UNITEDISTATES 1 1,991,855 I INTERCHANGEABLE SKATEAND sHoE Anton Johnson," West Hampton," N. Y.

OFFICE Application' August 30, 1934, Serial No.742,051 v12 Claims. (orzos -ics This invention relateszto newand useful im-- movements in. an interchangeable skate and shoe. 1

' The invention has for an object the construction of an article as mentioned which ischaracterized by an arrangement,v'vher ein the skate may be removed from the shoe when desired.

Still further; the invention particularly proposes to so construct the combination of shoe and skate that the skate has an oifsetjstud rotatively engaged in a bayonet opening in the shoe bottom for the engagement and disengagement of these parts, and in addition, the skate hasaslide support and a catch for'coaction with other portions oi the 'shoefor firmlyholding theskate'inposition onthe shoe. 1' 1,. v More particularly, it is proposed to construct the skate to be. connected jwith'aslidesupport adapted for engagement in "a complementary opening extended in from one edge of thesole of the shoe'in a manner so that'the slide's'upport assumes its operative position when the offset stud previously mentioned is moved to its operative position in the bayonet opening. Still further the invention proposestheprovi- "sion-of a' catch engageable withaportionof the shoe bottom to hold the skateiixed against rotative disengagement as expressed in'theprevious paragraph. a I "Still further the invention proposes the construction of a device asjmentioned which is simple and'durable and which can be manufactured "and sold at a reasonable "cost.

' For further con'iprehen'sioi r of the invention, and of the objects and advantagesthereo'f, reference 'will be hadto the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features I of the invention are more particularly set forth.

rial'part of my-djsclosurez- V I Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of an interchangeable skate and shoe constructed accord- Fig. 5 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the skate per Se. 1 The interchangeable skate i and shoe; accord.- ing to this invention, comprises a'shoe '10 having 'In the accompanying drawing forming a mate- 1 The interchangeable formed in the heel portion 11 of the shoe.

ing 15 longitudinally of theheel and communicating-with an interior enlargedopening 15 in such a manner thatthe stud 14 may be inserted fixed-through the opening 15 into the opening 15 and then rotated to assume a crosswise posit ion as illustrated in Fig. 2. Theside walls of the interior opening 15* are covered with metal strips 15 and 15 A pair of staples 16 are engaged through the material of the heel portion ill and limit turning of the head '14 to a position in which it is at right angles to the'opening '15. The skate knife 12 is provided with'a bracket 17 intermediate ofjits' ends supporting a slide 18 male form of a flat arcuate element. This slide 181s adapted t'o'engage into a receiving opening 19 formed in the 'sole portion 11 of the shoe. This receiving opening '19 is of dovetailed con-- struction/ithat is, it has a restricted lower poran enlarged upper portion for receiving the edges of the slide- 18. The' opening 19 is reinforced with several metallic plates 20 and 21 arranged l to the top and bottom thereof. The construction issuch that the slide 18 works against the metallic parts 20 and 21 zandnot against the leather or other material 'from which the sole is conparticularly, the catch 23 comprises a catch'bolt 23 pivotally mounted at th'e'point 24 upon the front rod 22 and formed at the top with a hook portion 23 adapted toengage into a receiving opening 25 formed in theiront portion of the sole. The lower end of the catch bolt '23 is formedwith an undercut portion 23 adapted to engage the front end of a retainingleaf spring 23. This retaining springis fixed at one end upon the upper portion or the r kate knife 12 and normally tends to assume a raised position so as to automatically engagatheundercut portion 23 to hold the catch inthe operative position.

In Fig. 1 the catch 23 isfshowninthe operative. position with the spring 239 holdingit in this position. To move the catch to the inoperation through which the bracket 17 may slide and tive position it is first necessary that the front end of the spring 23 be depressed and then the catch bolt may be pivoted to a position illustrated in Fig. 5 in which, it is disengaged from the receiving opening 25. The receiving opening is reinforced with a metallic insert 27. The catch bolt 23 is formed with a central slot 23 so as to be adapted to engage over the front rod 22 of the skate knife.

The operation of the device is as follows: To remove the skate from the shoe the catch 23 should first be disengaged and then the skate I rotated about the stud 13 soas to disengage the slide support 18 from the opening 19 and furthermore so as to move the head 140i the stud to a longitudinal position in which position it may be removed from the opening 15 While I have illustrated and described, the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosedand the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. 7

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:'

1. An interchangeable skate and shoe, comprising a shoe having a shoe bottom, a skate having a stud with an onset head for rotativeengagement into a bayonet opening in the shoe bottom, said skate also having a slide support for engaging a complementary opening extended in from an edge of said shoe bottom, and said skate also having a catch engageable with a portionof the shoe bottom to hold the skate fixed against rotative disengagement.

2.'"An interchangeable skate and shoe, comprising a shoe having a shoe bottom, a skate having. astud with an oiTset-headfor rotative engagement into a bayonet opening in the shoe bottom, said skate also having a slide support for engaging acomplementary opening extended in from an edge of said shoebottom, and said skatealso having a catch engageable with a portion of the shoe bottom to hold the skate fixed against rotative disengagement, said shoe bottom comprising sole and heel portions, and said bayonet opening being formed in the heel portion..

3. An interchangeable skate and shoe, comprising a shoe having a shoe bottom, a skate having a stud with an offset head for rotative engagement into a bayonet opening in the shoe bottom, said skate also having a slide support for engaging a complementary opening extended in from an edge of said shoe bottom, and said skate also having a catch engageable with a portion of the shoe bottom to hold the skate fixed against rotative disengagement, said shoe bottom com.- prising sole and heel portions, and said bayonet opening being formed in the heel portion, and said complementary opening for the slide support being formed in the soleportion. I

4. An interchangeable skate and shoe, comprising a shoe having a shoe bottom, a skate having a stud with an ofiset head for rotative engagement into a bayonet opening in the shoe bottom,said skate also having a slide support for engaging a complementary opening extended in from an edgeof said shoe bottom, and said skate also having a catch engageable witha portion of the shoe bottom to hold the skate fixed against rotative disengagement, said shoe bottom comprising sole and heel portions, and said noonsss bayonet opening being formed in the heel portion, and said complementary opening for the slide support being formed in the sole portion, said catch being engageable with a receiving opening formed in the front of the sole portion.

5. An interchangeable skate and shoe, comprising a shoe having a shoe bottom, a skate having a stud with an offset head for rotative engagement into a bayonet opening in the shoe bot tom, said skatealso having a slide support for engaging a complementary opening extendedin from an edge of said shoe bottom, and said skate also having a catch engageable with a portion of the shoe bottom to hold the skate fixed against rotative disengagement, the stud with onset head being disposed substantially at one end of the skate, the slide support being arranged at the engaging a complementary opening extendedin from an edge of said shoe bottom, and said skate also having a catch engageable with a portionof the shoe bottom to hold the skate fixed against rotative disengagement, said stud and offset head being of T-shape.

'7. An interchangeable skate and shoe, compris ing a shoe having a shoebottom, a skate having 'e stud with an offset head for rotative engagement into a bayonet opening in the shoebottom, said skate also having a slide support'for engaging a. complementary opening extended in'from an edge of said shoe bottom, and said skate alsohaving a catch engageable with a portion of the shoe bottom to hold the skate fixed against rotative. disengagement, said 'bayonet' opening including means for limiting rotation of the offset heed to a position transversley across a front opening on the bayonet slot. 5 v l 8. An interchangeable skate andshoe, comprising a shoe having ashoe bottom, a skate having shoe bottom to hold the skate fixed against rots-.

tive disengagement, saidbayonetopening being provided with metallic insertsso thatthe oflset head engages thereagainst.

9. An interchangeable skate andshoe, commie ing a shoe having ashoe bottom, a skate-having a stud with an offset head for rotative engagement intoa bayonet opening inthe shoe bottom, soid skate also-having a slide support for engaging a complementary opening extended in from an edge of said shoe bottom, and said skate also having a catch engageable with a portion oftheshoebottom to hold the skate fixed against rotative dieengagement, said; slide support being mounted upon a brace mounted onsaid skate.

10. An interchangeable skate and shoe, comprising a shoe having a shoe bottom, a skatehavinga stud with an offset headior rotative engagement into a bayonet opening in:the shoe bottom, said skate also having a slide'support for 81188-8- ing a complementaryopening: extended in'lrom I an edge of said shoe bottom, and said skate also having acatchengageable withe portion. 0! the shoetbottom to hold -the.,skatej fixed against to! tative disengagement, said complementary opening for the slide support being provided with metallic plateson the sides thereof.

11. An interchangeable skate and shoe, comprising a shoe having a shoe bottom, a skate having a stud with an ofiset head for rotative engagement into a bayonet opening in the shoe bottom, said skate also having a slide support for engaging a complementary opening extended in from an edge of said shoe bottom, and said skate also having a catch engageable with a portion of the shoe bottom to hold the skate fixed against rotative disengagement, said catch comprising a,

catch boltpivotally mounted intermediately on a portion of said skate and having a top end formed with a hook engageable in an upper opening on said shoe bottom.

12. An interchangeable skate and shoe, comprising a shoe having a shoe bottom, a skate having a stud with an offset head for rotative engagement into a bayonet opening in the shoe bottom, said skate also having a slide support for engaging a complementary opening extended in from an edge of said shoe bottom, and said skate also having a catch engageable with a portion of the shoe bottom to hold the skate fixed against rotative disengagement, said catch comprising a catch bolt pivotally mounted intermediately on a portion of said skate and having a top end formed with a hook engageable in an upper opening on 

